6. Ask for a doggie bag at beginning of meal. When food is served, immediately portion off some to take home for tomorrow. Some restaurants always serve too much. Do this at those establishments to get used to idea.

7. Get a copy of Restaurant Confidential and start checking out how much you're eating. Yes, I mentioned this twice. It's important. If you think eating out isn't causing part of problem, I say, you're fooling yourself. This little book can help you realize what's been going on, and then you may find it easier to choose other dishes, split meal into two, or skip some extras.

8. Order one dinner and ask for an extra plate. Many restaurants will do this for $1.00 or $1.50 extra and it's well worth it. Then share meal with your friend and you split cost straight down middle.

Turn Eating Out Back into a Treat

If you really want to get a handle on your weight problem, then first look at where you eat, second what you eat, and third how much you eat. If you absolutely cannot give up going to restaurants or fast food places every day, then you must start ordering plain, unadorned foods. I you can't do that (which I can't) then just go out less often. Turn it back into a treat, a special occasion type thing, and then eat whatever you want. Find what works for you, and then do it.

Train your Eye to Accept Less Food

Start training your eye to accept less food on plate. We've taught ourselves to expect heaps of food, but your body doesn't need such huge quantities. Frankly, it takes a very tiny amount of food to supply our needed nutrients.

If they developed a pill which contained all calories and nutrients our bodies required, no one would want to take it. We like to eat. Eating is pleasurable, it's part of makeup and experience of being human. Take back control of that most basic of human needs. Cook at home for friends and bring joy back into your life through food.

If I Ate Out More Often I'd Gain Weight - it's That Simple

I know I maintain my weight with an average of about 2,200 calories a day. That's more than most dieters strive for, so how do I get away with eating that much -- I make better choices.

If I started eating out at restaurants more often, I'd suddenly be eating nearly double what I eat now (calorie wise), without even trying. Double calories and guess what? Weight gain won't be far behind.

Trying to radically change your approach to food or exercise is rarely successful. More people that are successful at losing weight and keeping it off do so by making changes and incorporating them into their lifestyle. Start now. Choose one habit (such as eating out every day) or regular food you eat, and decide to cut back on how often, or quantity. Set a plan, and do it.

Make a deal with yourself and keep it. If you find you cannot - that you set yourself too strict a cutback, then modify it and do it again. Keep at it and you'll be successful.

If you eat out every day during week for lunch, here's a plan to make a small change. Carry your lunch one day a week, or save extra from dinner out on Sunday night for lunch on Monday. Get together with your coworkers for a walking lunch every Wednesday. If there's a gym of fitness club in vicinity of your work, join along with your coworkers and make an agreement to work out together three days a week, at lunch time. Take brown bag foods you can eat at your desk those days.

These small changes add up to big results. Try a couple in your daily life and see what happens.

Kathryn Martyn, Master NLP Practitioner, author of the free e-book: Changing Beliefs, Your First Step to Permanent Weight Loss, and owner of http://www.OneMoreBite-Weightloss.com

However, your growth in consciousness will help you to live a more joyful and healthy life. Let go of all old stuff that you are holding onto. You know what I am talking about. Let go and forgive everyone. You do not have to be right all time. It doesn’t matter that someone hurt you. You only perceived it that they hurt you. That was an opportunity for you be a better person by not allowing someone else to hurt you.

You see, many people are addicted to creating drama, poor health, and limitation. They have been programmed this way since birth. You must de-program yourself if you want to live a healthier and happier life. You must install new beliefs and programs about health, abundance, and harmony. The funny thing is…it is only a matter of choice! You must choose to go higher in consciousness. You must choose to heal yourself from illness. You must choose to create better relationships. You must choose to be someone who is happy and healthy all time. Most people are chasing happiness and wealth and all this stuff.

If you are trying to find happiness and peace and joy and harmony…I have some news for you…you will never find it! It is impossible to find these anywhere. You want to know why? You want to know why so many people are sick, depressed, unhappy and stressed out? Because happiness, health, joy, peace and harmony are things that you can only BE. If you want happiness then just vibrate happiness. How do you do that? You do that by CHOOSING to BE someone who is happy. You want to be healthy? Then you must CHOOSE to BE someone who is healthy. It is all about a state if BEING! So, question is…who are you BEING?

Make Your Destiny, Don’t Let Destiny Make You! Rino Soriano

Rino specializes in helping chronically sick people to restore their health.

Rino healed himself from chronic illness. After 4 years with chronic fatigue syndrome, Rino is now on a mission to help other chronically sick people to regain their health and their lives back.

Rino is a Holistic Wellness Consultant & Health Coach.